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and unfortunately today, the united states senate is saying, you don't have a voice in washington. you don't have a voice in washington. this is a terrible deal. i urge my colleagues here to oppose it. now, none of us should be surprised when the senate votes, this deal will pass and it will pass by a big margin. the outcome could have been different. i would ask you to imagine a different world. we saw in the last two months million of americans rise up, sign a national petition, light up the phones to the capitol and speak up against the enormous harms obama care is visiting upon them. we saw the house of representatives stand with courage and listen to the american people. mr. president, i ask you to imagine a world in which senate republicans united to support house republicans. imagine that one piece being different from what we saw. imagine after the house republicans stood together with the american people, if all 46 senate republicans stood together and said we are united against the train wreck that is obama care. we are united with the american people, if president obama
and unfortunately today, the united states senate is saying, you don't have a voice in washington. you don't have a voice in washington. this is a terrible deal. i urge my colleagues here to oppose it. now, none of us should be surprised when the senate votes, this deal will pass and it will pass by a big margin. the outcome could have been different. i would ask you to imagine a different world. we saw in the last two months million of americans rise up, sign a national petition, light up the...
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i think the wild card at this point is whether those folks who started this in the united states senate are going to be willing to let this process be expedited and move forward as quickly as possible. >> there's a lot of republicans who simply do not believe democrats when they say look, let's just get the government working again, let's get past this raising the debt ceiling and then we can talk about things, we can have a conversation without guns pointed at people's heads. >> we're going to have to do that, anderson. because the c.r. is only going to take us through the end or the middle of january. we know that we're setting a deadline for when the budget needs to be established, which is in the middle of december. and so those two processes getting back to regular order. one of the things that i've been most adamant about because i watch as joe citizen as we saw one super committee or boles simpson all these extra groups trying to come up with the deal. i'm saying why don't you do it the way you're supposed to in regular order with a budget, with appropriators with people who know
i think the wild card at this point is whether those folks who started this in the united states senate are going to be willing to let this process be expedited and move forward as quickly as possible. >> there's a lot of republicans who simply do not believe democrats when they say look, let's just get the government working again, let's get past this raising the debt ceiling and then we can talk about things, we can have a conversation without guns pointed at people's heads. >>...
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i think the wild card at this point is whether those folks who started this in the united states senate are going to be willing to let this process be expedited and move forward as quickly as possible. >> there's a lot of republicans who simply do not believe democrats when they say look, let's just get the government working again, let's get past this raising the debt ceiling and then we can talk about things, we can have a conversation without guns pointed at people's heads. >> we're going to have to do that, anderson. because the c.r. is only going to take us through the end or the middle of january. we know that we're setting a deadline for when the budget needs to be established, which is in the middle of december. and so those two processes getting back to regular order. one of the things that i've been most adamant about because i watch as joe citizen as we saw one super committee or boles simpson all these extra groups trying to come up with the deal. i'm saying why don't you do it the way you're supposed to in regular order with a budget, with appropriators with people who know
i think the wild card at this point is whether those folks who started this in the united states senate are going to be willing to let this process be expedited and move forward as quickly as possible. >> there's a lot of republicans who simply do not believe democrats when they say look, let's just get the government working again, let's get past this raising the debt ceiling and then we can talk about things, we can have a conversation without guns pointed at people's heads. >>...
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states senate. we are disappointed that the house republicans decided to sabotage or at least delay what was happening there but are hopeful that everybody knows that time is of the essence and that if the republicans in the house want to put up a bill, they should do it soon but they have to know if it is as it has been described, that they'll have to do that with 100% republican votes. we stand ready, our members have signed letters, petitions to open government, that we are there for a clean petition to open government, a clean legislation to open government, clean legislation to lift the debt ceiling that will take us on a path to the budget table when any and all issues can be discussed. so that's where we are. i'm optimistic. i believe because this tact of not lifting the debt ceiling on top of shutting down -- alone, actually, not lifting the debt ceiling is so catastrophic that there will be those in the republican party who will see the light. we stand ready to supply the votes, but if they
states senate. we are disappointed that the house republicans decided to sabotage or at least delay what was happening there but are hopeful that everybody knows that time is of the essence and that if the republicans in the house want to put up a bill, they should do it soon but they have to know if it is as it has been described, that they'll have to do that with 100% republican votes. we stand ready, our members have signed letters, petitions to open government, that we are there for a clean...
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united states. >> shame. this was crammed down the people's throats. and it is not, it is not popular. and obama has refused to back off of it at all, because, as matt lauer said, this is obama's baby. this is not about obama and his nas sichl, no offense, i know you used to work for him. this is about the best interest of the united states. i don't care if it's his baby. he is going to, in the end, bring down his own party as well as the nation by insisting on obama care because he lost in 2010, the congress because of obama care, 2012 because of the limbaugh there rum my brother talks about. he's never held accountable for his own auctions. >> he won the election where the american people overwhelmingly reler reelected him. >> that's amazing. >> that's how democracy works. >> democracy doesn't work like this with congress not yielding to all my dictates. yes. that's exactly how a constitutional republican works. checks and balances. >> they didn't yield. they voted to pass obama care. why, why is the presid
united states. >> shame. this was crammed down the people's throats. and it is not, it is not popular. and obama has refused to back off of it at all, because, as matt lauer said, this is obama's baby. this is not about obama and his nas sichl, no offense, i know you used to work for him. this is about the best interest of the united states. i don't care if it's his baby. he is going to, in the end, bring down his own party as well as the nation by insisting on obama care because he lost...
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the united states senate, they can be the slowest institution in america. when they want to, they can be the quickest. they can snap their fingers and deem a bill. we have all weekend. we invite them to come back from the golf courses and work on behalf of the people in america like we do. >> reporter: what happens on monday morning if the markets open and tumble or get spooked? will that be enough to get everybody here spooked as well? >> we are here, the house is here, the republican house is here. >> reporter: to vote to fund the government is a different thing. >> republicans have voted to fund the government. we are going to continue to vote to fund the government. it's those who, again, won't sit down and negotiate and use the hyperbole who aren't listening to the same constituents we are that small businesses can't hire and obama care is not ready. why have we delayed it for employers but not employees? it's crazy. all we are asking for, if it's not ready for prime time, don't force it on the people. >> before you let him go -- >> reporter: yes. >> i
the united states senate, they can be the slowest institution in america. when they want to, they can be the quickest. they can snap their fingers and deem a bill. we have all weekend. we invite them to come back from the golf courses and work on behalf of the people in america like we do. >> reporter: what happens on monday morning if the markets open and tumble or get spooked? will that be enough to get everybody here spooked as well? >> we are here, the house is here, the...
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funding the government, making sure the united states pays its bills. we will have, hopefully, serious recent substantive negotiations around a broader budget agreement. and in that process hopefully there will be willingness to compromise by both sides. perhaps we can reach a broader budget agreement that will settle some of these disputes in a way where nobody gets everything he or she wants, but the american people win because there is increased certainty and necessary investments to help our economy grow and protect and expand the middle class. and you know, that's what we seek here. those are goals that really have been and can be shared by members of both parties. >> reporter: those negotiations in a second. can the country anticipate hearing from the president when this process finishes itself on capitol hill? >> i don't have any scheduling announcements to make when it comes to the president. obviously, he's been very much engaged in this and has spoken publicly about it rather frequently. so we'll have to see once we have a resolution as to you
funding the government, making sure the united states pays its bills. we will have, hopefully, serious recent substantive negotiations around a broader budget agreement. and in that process hopefully there will be willingness to compromise by both sides. perhaps we can reach a broader budget agreement that will settle some of these disputes in a way where nobody gets everything he or she wants, but the american people win because there is increased certainty and necessary investments to help...
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it is sad that the united states senate is telling people all across this country who are struggling, who are trying on provide for their kids, and who are getting notifications in the mail, your health care has been dropped. make you have an elderly parent, and that health care policy is provided for your family. maybe you have children facing debilitating diseases and you're getting a notification in the mail, your health insuranance h been dropped because of obama care. it is sad that the u.s. senate will do nothing to answer your polite. we created your plight. mr. president, it is sad that when you have james hoffa, the president of the teamsters, saying obama care is destroying the health care of millions of working men and women in this country, and the families who depend upon them, that the u.s. senate says we're closed for business. the washington establishment has excepted itself so the problems of suffering, america is not the problem of the establishment. that is sad but at the same time, i am optimistic, i am inspired by the millions of americans who have risen up. if th
it is sad that the united states senate is telling people all across this country who are struggling, who are trying on provide for their kids, and who are getting notifications in the mail, your health care has been dropped. make you have an elderly parent, and that health care policy is provided for your family. maybe you have children facing debilitating diseases and you're getting a notification in the mail, your health insuranance h been dropped because of obama care. it is sad that the...
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sat there and listened to the majority leader in the united states senate describe to me that he's not going to talk until we surrender. and then this morning, i get "the wall street journal" out and it says we don't care how long this lasts because we're winning. this isn't some damn game. >> as governor mcdonald said, this is no way to run a government. we've taken the republican number. mr. cantor says he wants to act quickly. mr. lankford says he wants to act quickly. we will support acting quickly. let's do it. let's just do it. open the people's government today. not slice by slice by slice by slice. >> there's no doubt this impasse we're at is a problem for the country. this is not the best way to run the most important government in the most important country in the word. the people around here who all they do is focus on politics for every day is election day, they're focused on who's winning, who's going to get the blame, who is this going to help in the next election. i suppose that has a place in politics. let me answer who's going to get the blame, we all are. >> he's prob
sat there and listened to the majority leader in the united states senate describe to me that he's not going to talk until we surrender. and then this morning, i get "the wall street journal" out and it says we don't care how long this lasts because we're winning. this isn't some damn game. >> as governor mcdonald said, this is no way to run a government. we've taken the republican number. mr. cantor says he wants to act quickly. mr. lankford says he wants to act quickly. we...
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wolf, back to you. >> we heard from the president of the united states. we're about to hear from a rising star in the republican party, senator marco rubio of florida. he is going to be delivering the official republican response. he is doing it in english, a separate response will be done in spanish as well. clearly an effort to bring hispanic support into the republican party. set the scene. jake is on capitol hill. this will be an important address for the florida senator, jake, and it is difficult to do it after what the president has done. >> that's right. it is always a thankless task for anyone to give the response to the president of the united states but it is interesting, marco rubio, the senator from florida who will be giving the republican response is one of several republicans who have delivered the response and several in the last few years to president obama who are being talked about as potential 2016 republican presidential candidates and of course after marco rubio speaks there will be another speech given, the tea party response gin fr
wolf, back to you. >> we heard from the president of the united states. we're about to hear from a rising star in the republican party, senator marco rubio of florida. he is going to be delivering the official republican response. he is doing it in english, a separate response will be done in spanish as well. clearly an effort to bring hispanic support into the republican party. set the scene. jake is on capitol hill. this will be an important address for the florida senator, jake, and it...
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states senate. so what we want to do is to offer the president today the ability to move, a temporary increase in the debt ceiling, in agreement to go to conference on the budget. >> so there is a lot that is happening today. we're waiting for today's white house briefing that is expected to start in any moment now. also waiting for house republicans, including speaker john boehner, going to go to the white house in the 4:00 hour to talk to the president, and the president invited the entire house republican caucus. boehner's office said only leadership will attend the meeting. >> the president invited senate democrats to meet with him at the white house, that meeting supposed to take place next hour. >> team coverage on the story. joining us from the white house, jim acosta, dana bash on capitol hill, also wolf policer in washington, christine romans in new york. want to start off with you, jim, here first of all, it sounds similar to what we heard from the president in his press conference, there
states senate. so what we want to do is to offer the president today the ability to move, a temporary increase in the debt ceiling, in agreement to go to conference on the budget. >> so there is a lot that is happening today. we're waiting for today's white house briefing that is expected to start in any moment now. also waiting for house republicans, including speaker john boehner, going to go to the white house in the 4:00 hour to talk to the president, and the president invited the...
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states senate. we're going to get white house reaction as soon as jay carney, the white house press secretary goes into the white house briefing room. scheduled to begin 20 minutes or so ago. i expect he wants to the wait a little bit and see what the house is going to do. we know what the senate is going to do because the senate republican and democratic leaders are both on board. they've worked out a deal to end the government shutdown and make sure that an the nation's debt ceiling is increased at least for a few months down the road. we'll get reaction from the house, we'll get reaction from the white house, as well. so stand by for that. in the meantime, let's get some reaction from van jones and newt gingrich, the two the co-hosts of crossfire" who are here with us, as well. if you were still in the united states congress, would you support this deal that will mitch mcconnell and harry reid announced? >> i have no idea. >> you know what the outlines are. >> this is about as bad a way to govern
states senate. we're going to get white house reaction as soon as jay carney, the white house press secretary goes into the white house briefing room. scheduled to begin 20 minutes or so ago. i expect he wants to the wait a little bit and see what the house is going to do. we know what the senate is going to do because the senate republican and democratic leaders are both on board. they've worked out a deal to end the government shutdown and make sure that an the nation's debt ceiling is...
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states of america there is no question that we would pay our bills. from the testimony of secretary lew this week. i want you to listen to something that a republican senator said to him. >> the government keeps growing and growing and growing. there are more people in the wagon and more people in the wagon and less people in it. this is the makers and takers argument. president obama won the elotion. it has come back around. is that at the core of this debate here? you know it is at the core and it is part of the problem. by which i mean to say again, if you feel that way, it gets people off medicare and medicaid get it passed. that is the way you deal with this. you don't do it by extortion. but there is a broader issue here which is, it seems to me that if that is the case, does a government that is dysfunctional, i don't understand how burning down the house helps you make that case. you look at this picture and it is counter productive to be fighting at home. it was a successful move because the president can't be there they sent their president
states of america there is no question that we would pay our bills. from the testimony of secretary lew this week. i want you to listen to something that a republican senator said to him. >> the government keeps growing and growing and growing. there are more people in the wagon and more people in the wagon and less people in it. this is the makers and takers argument. president obama won the elotion. it has come back around. is that at the core of this debate here? you know it is at the...
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. >> we sent four bill to the united states senate. four different positions, trying to soften our position to get the senate interested and keeping the government open and bringing fairness to the american people under obama care. >> reporter: till, republicans are right that democrats won't negotiate. >> he needs something. he needs a life line in order to save face, in order to agree. you're not giving him one -- >> how about my life line? we agreed to $988 billion. my caucus voted for and agreed to. don't talk about his life line. talk about mine. >> reporter: even as the parties battle for the upper hand in the shutdown blame game, behind the scenes they're bracing for the next fight. in less than two week, october 17th. congress must raise the debt limit or face default. >> i don't believe we should default on our debt. it is not good for our country. >> reporter: cnn is told, privately boehner told colleagues he is willing to trays debt ceiling with democrats' help. but boehner also told his rank and file friday, the president m
. >> we sent four bill to the united states senate. four different positions, trying to soften our position to get the senate interested and keeping the government open and bringing fairness to the american people under obama care. >> reporter: till, republicans are right that democrats won't negotiate. >> he needs something. he needs a life line in order to save face, in order to agree. you're not giving him one -- >> how about my life line? we agreed to $988 billion....
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sat there and listened to the majority leader in the united states senate describe to me that he's not going to talk until we surrender. and then this morning, i get "the wall street journal" out and it says we don't care how long this lasts because we're winning. this isn't some damn game. the american people don't want their government shutdown and neither do i. all we're asking for is to sit down and have a discussion and to bring fairness, reopen the government and bring fairness to the american people under obama care. it's as simple as that. >> is it as simple as that? moo immediately after the speaker made those remarks, we heard something from democratic congress mann jim mcdermott, he blasted boehner saying this is not true. listen to what he says. >> every time the speaker comes out and says the senate won't negotiate, he is not telling the truth. i'm going to be very careful how i say that. he's not telling the truth. he refuses to appoint conferrees to go and sit down with the senate. he hasn't done it for six months. and now he says with his back up against the wall, when
sat there and listened to the majority leader in the united states senate describe to me that he's not going to talk until we surrender. and then this morning, i get "the wall street journal" out and it says we don't care how long this lasts because we're winning. this isn't some damn game. the american people don't want their government shutdown and neither do i. all we're asking for is to sit down and have a discussion and to bring fairness, reopen the government and bring fairness...
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not a single bill has been passed by the united states senate and only four in the house. so if you want to look for people to blame in getting us in this, the leadership in the house and senate is not a bad place to start. >> well, ask rich how come they're not passing anything in the senate? is because they're filibustering everything. ask him how come they're not passing anything out of the senate? it is not because the senate democrats aren't trying to pass anything, they're being filibustered? >> they're not passing anything because harry reid dug his feet in the ground and said he is not going to budge. part of being a great democracy is coming together and having a bipartisan consensus, here we are, executing the great democracy we are. this is absurd and starts at the top with president obama and harry reid and starts with everybody in leadership positions. this should have been hashed out a long time ago because the american people don't want to shut down the government. and they don't want to continue with the affordable care act, because they don't want it to be
not a single bill has been passed by the united states senate and only four in the house. so if you want to look for people to blame in getting us in this, the leadership in the house and senate is not a bad place to start. >> well, ask rich how come they're not passing anything in the senate? is because they're filibustering everything. ask him how come they're not passing anything out of the senate? it is not because the senate democrats aren't trying to pass anything, they're being...
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in libya that killed the united states ambassador and three other americans. >> we were misled that there were supposedly protests and something sprang out of that and that was easily ascertained that was not the fact and the american people could have known that within days. and they didn't know that. >> with all due respect, the fact is, we had four dead americans, was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they'd go kill some americans? what difference, at this point, does it make? it is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again, senator. >> an "outfront" exclusive. republican senator ron johnson of wisconsin. member of the foreign relations committee. senator johnson, obviously, you hear that moment. that was your moment earlier today. as the secretary said in such an impassioned way what difference does it make at this point what happened then when we need to prevent it from happening again. does she have a point? >> first of all, the reason it makes a difference is becaus
in libya that killed the united states ambassador and three other americans. >> we were misled that there were supposedly protests and something sprang out of that and that was easily ascertained that was not the fact and the american people could have known that within days. and they didn't know that. >> with all due respect, the fact is, we had four dead americans, was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they'd go kill some...
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right now the ball is in the united states senate court. it's really in the hands of senator harry reid and senator mitch mcconnell. we're four days until the treasury says we will be out of money or be out of enough money to pay all our creditors and we are now heading into the third week of the u.s. government shutdown, miguel. >> when we say the senate is coming back into session, are they likely to hold a vote today or is this something they do simply so that the two sides can get together and continue these talks in a more formal and official way? >> reporter: well, miguel, in many ways it is the latter. we probably won't see much happen on the u.s. senate floor today unless some kind of deal is struck in the coming hours. right now all of the negotiations, all of the discussions will take place behind closed doors. if there is some kind of deal struck, if there's some kind of resolution reached, that is when we will hear it from the senate floor, but that's not something i expect to hear certainly in the near term if not probably late
right now the ball is in the united states senate court. it's really in the hands of senator harry reid and senator mitch mcconnell. we're four days until the treasury says we will be out of money or be out of enough money to pay all our creditors and we are now heading into the third week of the u.s. government shutdown, miguel. >> when we say the senate is coming back into session, are they likely to hold a vote today or is this something they do simply so that the two sides can get...
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joe biden has been in the united states senate his whole life. he was elected when he was 29. you have to be 30 to get into the senate. he turned 30 before he was sworn in. he knows every cobweb in that place and if the president had any inkling that he wanted to actually sort of figure something out, he would have joe biden out there all day every day and probably get it done. so nobody wants to negotiate, so far, everybody is looking at polling, seeing what they want to see, maybe it's right, maybe it's wrong. we'll find out in about 11 months. but i don't see this thing getting off here for sometime to come. >> to those who support the president and say why should the president have to negotiate on the signature, you know, thing that he supported from the time he got in office and before he first ran, which is this affordable care act, why should he have to give that up or shuttle key parts of it? >> although, i don't agree with it. if that were the case, then when hhs, health and human services decided to delay the employer mandate for a year, if republicans had put that t
joe biden has been in the united states senate his whole life. he was elected when he was 29. you have to be 30 to get into the senate. he turned 30 before he was sworn in. he knows every cobweb in that place and if the president had any inkling that he wanted to actually sort of figure something out, he would have joe biden out there all day every day and probably get it done. so nobody wants to negotiate, so far, everybody is looking at polling, seeing what they want to see, maybe it's right,...
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senate just voted to exempt themselves and the president of the united states from obama care. that's wrong. the people of the second congressional district and those around the country believe that those who make the laws ought to live by them. >> why not a clean continuing resolution to fund the government for a couple of months and have a separate fight over obama care in a regular way without necessarily holding 800,000 federal workers furloughed and millions of americans about to lose service? why not pass the leresolution a fight over obama care? >> the only people fighting are the house republicans. we have been here all weekend long while the senate recessed. >> the senate passes legislation to keep the government open. but they don't include anything on obama care. any defunding or delay or withholding parts of the funding for obama care. the senate has passed language to keep the government open. >> the senate has not passed language. all they have done is killed the bill. time after time after time. >> 54-46, that's a majority in the senate. >> and in the last vote i
senate just voted to exempt themselves and the president of the united states from obama care. that's wrong. the people of the second congressional district and those around the country believe that those who make the laws ought to live by them. >> why not a clean continuing resolution to fund the government for a couple of months and have a separate fight over obama care in a regular way without necessarily holding 800,000 federal workers furloughed and millions of americans about to...
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you know, what can he get passed in the united states senate? >> joining me now is the number three democrat in the senate, senator chuck schumer out of new york today. senator, thanks for joining us. >> good morning. >> let me ask you that question. we see the president. he wants to increase the minimum wage. he wants to do something about reducing carbon in the air, universal preschool, immigration, guns, more money for infrastructure. you know congress. i know congress. what is reasonable to expect you will get done this year? >> well, i think that there's going to be more done than most people think, and that's because -- >> and that would be what specifically do you think will get done? >> well, i think immigration has a very decent chance of getting done. we're working hard on a bipartisan proposal on guns. i think we're going to avoid sequestration, and the proposal that we've made will prevail. i think that on some of these jobs issues, you heard eric cantor in a speech where he talked about the same issues that the president did, so i t
you know, what can he get passed in the united states senate? >> joining me now is the number three democrat in the senate, senator chuck schumer out of new york today. senator, thanks for joining us. >> good morning. >> let me ask you that question. we see the president. he wants to increase the minimum wage. he wants to do something about reducing carbon in the air, universal preschool, immigration, guns, more money for infrastructure. you know congress. i know congress....
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i just talked about the senate and the white house, though. >> 79 individuals in the united states senate voted for a medical device tax repeal earlier this year. the fact of the matter is harry reid won't let him vote, won't let them vote. he just tabled it. how dismissive is that of the normal process that ought to occur here, the normal give and take? the folks that won't compromise are the president of the united states, harry reid and mrs. pelosi. those are the folks that won't compromise. >> congressman price of georgia, thank you for coming in. we appreciate it. >>> when we come back, the washington blame game continues as john boehner goes after the senate for taking a day off. how does democratic senator chuck schumer respond? i ask him next. >>> plus, breaking bad ends its run and we're just getting word of how many millions tuned in for last night's series finale. let's just say, a lot of you caught up in time for the big finish. my customers can shop around-- see who does good work and compare costs. it doesn't usually work that way with health care. but with unitedhealthcare,
i just talked about the senate and the white house, though. >> 79 individuals in the united states senate voted for a medical device tax repeal earlier this year. the fact of the matter is harry reid won't let him vote, won't let them vote. he just tabled it. how dismissive is that of the normal process that ought to occur here, the normal give and take? the folks that won't compromise are the president of the united states, harry reid and mrs. pelosi. those are the folks that won't...
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the united states senate has staid with the traditional approach of the washington establishment of maintaining the status quo and doing nothing to respond to the suffering that obama care is causing millions of americans. >> cruz also declared house republicans victorious for their, quote, profile in courage, although his attaboy may do little for those staring at the grim reality of more than 70% disapproval ratings for the republican party in congress. we don't want to get ahead of ourselves. it looks as though this sordid ordeal could be nearing its end, at least until it all comes up again in a few months. let's bring in cnn chief congressional correspondent, dana bash. dana, are there any indications yet on what the house might do once the bill makes it to them? >> reporter: well, i just came from standing outside of a house republican meeting where we're told that the speaker did make the case in private that you just described that he made on that radio show, to live to fight another day and to please support this bipartisan deal that's coming out of the senate. yes, he actually did urg
the united states senate has staid with the traditional approach of the washington establishment of maintaining the status quo and doing nothing to respond to the suffering that obama care is causing millions of americans. >> cruz also declared house republicans victorious for their, quote, profile in courage, although his attaboy may do little for those staring at the grim reality of more than 70% disapproval ratings for the republican party in congress. we don't want to get ahead of...
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that's why we are asking the president of the united states to come to the table. we're asking the leadership in the senate to come to the table. we're grateful that they finally heeded that call. >> congressman, can i ask you a question about a possibility that gloria borger raised earlier? is it possible that the house republicans will say, we'll raise the debt ceiling but we'll leave the government closed? do you see those two -- that as a possibility? >> i wouldn't speak to that. i don't see that as -- the debt ceiling is such a much more critical issue. i think we've got to focus on that. as i said, to shut down the government is senseless right now. all the democrats have to agree to is the reality that we shouldn't get a subsidy. and that individuals should get the same right and privilege of 1100 corporations to not be penalized for the first year. >> but as you know that's a nonstarter for democrats. that's a nonstarter for this president to delay the individual mandate for a year. the democrats fire back and say, well, why not just bring this up for a cle
that's why we are asking the president of the united states to come to the table. we're asking the leadership in the senate to come to the table. we're grateful that they finally heeded that call. >> congressman, can i ask you a question about a possibility that gloria borger raised earlier? is it possible that the house republicans will say, we'll raise the debt ceiling but we'll leave the government closed? do you see those two -- that as a possibility? >> i wouldn't speak to...
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the united states senate has not produced a budget in three years. and we've got a situation where the house has passed varying measures to deal with obama care that even if you don't take the position that i do, which is that it should be repealed and left on the ash heap of history, and i think we will ultimately be vindicated in that position by the way. but even if you're not in that camp, even if you're in a mend it don't end it camp, there were numerous attempts by the house to send that over and reid simply stripped that stuff out. harry reid the majority leader would not allow it to come to a vote. and the result is that we're governing in a dysfunctional way because the house can't pass a piece of legislation and have it taken up in the other chamber. and look, i would just say this. divided government is an ugly thing to look at. but i will tell you this. i will take a divided system of government of constitutional checks and balances over what's going on in egypt, in syria and venezuela and cuba any day of the week. >> that's exactly what
the united states senate has not produced a budget in three years. and we've got a situation where the house has passed varying measures to deal with obama care that even if you don't take the position that i do, which is that it should be repealed and left on the ash heap of history, and i think we will ultimately be vindicated in that position by the way. but even if you're not in that camp, even if you're in a mend it don't end it camp, there were numerous attempts by the house to send that...
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we've never seen one from the united states senate. >> i mean president obama won. why should the president of the united states negotiate on a law that he ran twice on, was elected on, his opponent ran against, american people didn't vote for his opponent and it's been signed off by the supreme court. so why should he now leave that up to negotiation? >> well, he was an adjunct constitutional law professor at the university of chicago. i'd say the answer to that question is article one of the constitution. the legislative branch. it's a paramount branch of government. it's set up to be the responsive branch from the people. there was a wave election -- >> didn't the people speak in presidential elections twice and elected him? >> yes. and the president's job is not to pass legislation, his job is to take care that the laws be faithfully executed. instead, he has amended this law a number of times unconstitutionally in my opinion. >> the supreme court said that it passed constitutional muster. >> the supreme court did. no one predicted that decision, by the way, and
we've never seen one from the united states senate. >> i mean president obama won. why should the president of the united states negotiate on a law that he ran twice on, was elected on, his opponent ran against, american people didn't vote for his opponent and it's been signed off by the supreme court. so why should he now leave that up to negotiation? >> well, he was an adjunct constitutional law professor at the university of chicago. i'd say the answer to that question is article...
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states senate and 290 votes in the house. so it's just a matter of math. it was a silly strategy from the beginning. and this whole lemming issue came up because one of my colleagues who i was having a direct conversation with decided to leak it outside of the room. and so i walked out. and they asked me about it. so that's how it got out public. >> but you said it, right? i mean, lemmings. >> you think it's bad for the republican party? >> yeah, it's crazy. i don't understand the whole point, the whole strategy. most americans don't understand it. but look. i have supported it. i will support our leadership. because part of this problem in this whole group they refer to, this has been ongoing for three years. where they've continued to block our leadership for three years to get 218 votes. >> the lemming caucus. you're talking about the tea party caucus. >> it's not the tea party caucus. not at all. it's a lemming caucus. it's guys who meet privately. they're always conspiring. it's mostly just about power. and it's just got
states senate and 290 votes in the house. so it's just a matter of math. it was a silly strategy from the beginning. and this whole lemming issue came up because one of my colleagues who i was having a direct conversation with decided to leak it outside of the room. and so i walked out. and they asked me about it. so that's how it got out public. >> but you said it, right? i mean, lemmings. >> you think it's bad for the republican party? >> yeah, it's crazy. i don't understand...
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the president of the united states must lead and he must negotiate. the house needs to lower the rhetoric. the senate needs to lower the rhetoric. if we do that and focus on the real issues, not on the peripheral issues that are good sound bites on the real issues, how do we move forward, we can get there. i hope we do it before the debt ceiling. could it be part of an overall deal? absolutely it could. but i just hope we do this the sooner the better for the sake of the country. also, by the way, just the visual of the world seeing ta we're closed down is not something that i think is positive. >> it's a horrible situation. very quickly because we're out of time, if they reopen the government, you will vote to make sure that all those 800,000 workers retro actively get the pay they lost? >> i absolutely would. you know, it's -- they didn't make this decision. they want to be working. and i don't think that they should solely be the ones that suffer the consequences for this shutdown. i would vote for that. >> would you vote for a clean continuing res
the president of the united states must lead and he must negotiate. the house needs to lower the rhetoric. the senate needs to lower the rhetoric. if we do that and focus on the real issues, not on the peripheral issues that are good sound bites on the real issues, how do we move forward, we can get there. i hope we do it before the debt ceiling. could it be part of an overall deal? absolutely it could. but i just hope we do this the sooner the better for the sake of the country. also, by the...
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states senate. as you know in 2010. but i don't think that shutting down the government is going to be productive. >> the only effective way to truly stop obama care -- i think we ought to do it, to stop it -- would be totally reverse it. we don't have the votes to do that. >> someone asked me earlier on a radio show, they said, are you voting to shut the government down? i say, no, absolutely not. >> we're going to have enough adhesiveness among ourselves to stick together and, you know, ted cruz and mike lee have been asking for this fight. the conservative base have been asking for this fight, we're going to give them the fight. >> nobody's talking about killing each other or doing those things, talking about fully funding the government. nobody is talking, nobody is talking about a government shutdown. what we're talking about is not funding obama care. >> we've got a lot of divergent opinions in the caucus. the key to any leadership job is to listen. i was here during the gingrich era, he had a
states senate. as you know in 2010. but i don't think that shutting down the government is going to be productive. >> the only effective way to truly stop obama care -- i think we ought to do it, to stop it -- would be totally reverse it. we don't have the votes to do that. >> someone asked me earlier on a radio show, they said, are you voting to shut the government down? i say, no, absolutely not. >> we're going to have enough adhesiveness among ourselves to stick together...
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states senate. we now have 46 votes. and that -- because 67, because that is the number of the votes in the senate that would be required to override a presidential veto. so my proposal is why don't we go at it from the most unpopular provision, such as the tax on medical devices. and let's rifle shot devices, so we force people to vote on those through the regular legislative process, you see my point? >> no, i do see the point, it is a position that is understanding, there are a lot of things that can be changed. but you don't surely if you're the world's great super power, bring your government stopping because you want to de-fund something, because he is being elected on it. after barack obama was reelected he told this to diane sawyer. >> i think the election changes that, that president obama was reelected. obama care is the law of the land. >> he used the point here, there is the speaker saying quite clearly obama care is the law of the land. and indeed, as the president said earlier, he was
states senate. we now have 46 votes. and that -- because 67, because that is the number of the votes in the senate that would be required to override a presidential veto. so my proposal is why don't we go at it from the most unpopular provision, such as the tax on medical devices. and let's rifle shot devices, so we force people to vote on those through the regular legislative process, you see my point? >> no, i do see the point, it is a position that is understanding, there are a lot of...
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sat down with the democratic leader of the united states senate and told harry reid you've got to agree to really reduced spending cuts. he bit the bullet and did it. he's got a socialist in bernie sanders and an independent. reid held them together and deliver and now boehner has flaked. the only way out of this is for boehner to unflake. capitulate. we should not be making people suffer through the shutdown. >> ralph, do you agree there are enough votes to pass a so-called clean c.r.? >> there may or may not be. but even if there are, you'd be asking john boehner to circumvent his own conference and put his own speakership at risk. >> for the country, who cares about -- shouldn't he not care about his own speakership? if it gets the government going? >> i'm going to stipulate that the president is an intelligent man. can we stipulate that? so you're sitting across the table from somebody, and your condition is destroy your speakership. i don't think that's a very successful negotiating tactic. i also don't think it's a very successful negotiating tactic to ask 230 republicans in the h
sat down with the democratic leader of the united states senate and told harry reid you've got to agree to really reduced spending cuts. he bit the bullet and did it. he's got a socialist in bernie sanders and an independent. reid held them together and deliver and now boehner has flaked. the only way out of this is for boehner to unflake. capitulate. we should not be making people suffer through the shutdown. >> ralph, do you agree there are enough votes to pass a so-called clean c.r.?...
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the united states senate has not produced a budget in three years. and we've got a situation where the house has passed varying measures to deal with obama care that even if you don't take the position that i do, which is that it should be repealed and left on the ash heap of history, and i think we will ultimately be vindicated in that position by the way. but even if you're not in that camp, even if you're in a mend it don't end it camp, there were numerous attempts by the house to send that over and reid simply stripped that stuff out. harry reid the majority leader would not allow it to come to a vote. and the result is that we're governing in a dysfunctional way because the house can't pass a piece of legislation and have it taken up in the other chamber. and look, i would just say this. divided government is an ugly thing to look at. but i will tell you this. i will take a divided system of government of constitutional checks and balances over what's going on in egypt, in syria and venezuela and cuba any day of the week. >> that's exactly what
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each of those four bills was rejected by the united states senate. under the constitution, and our system of government, we asked that they sit down and have a conversation with us about funding the government, keeping it open, and providing fairness to the american people under obama care. they have refused to do it. now, over the last 30 years, dozens of times, there have been negotiations over funding our government. all of those negotiations over the last 30 years have resulted in significant policy changes and i would remind you that the president of the united states and i sat down in the spring of 2011 to negotiate a funding bill for the government from march all the way through september. during that negotiation, there were all kinds of policy considerations and if you recall, the opportunity scholarships for kids here in d.c. was, in fact, restored into law. so the president's position that listen, we're not going to sit down and talk to you until you surrender is just not sustainable. it's not our system of government. when it comes to the
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we passed a bill on saturday night, sent it to the united states senate that would delay obama care for one year and would eliminate permanently the medical device tax that is costing us tens of thousands of jobs that are being shipped overseas. senate decided not to work yesterday. well, my goodness. if there's such an emergency, where are they? >> i heard the speaker say that the house has done its work by delaying obama care. i'd like to remind the speaker and all my colleagues on the gop side that the work that has to be done is to pass a budget to keep the government open. the issue of obama care is over. it was resolved in the last presidential election when the president was re-elected and said that he was going to continue with it. >> there's so much potential for bipartisan efforts to advance this legislation in the senate. but senator reid needs to bring up the proposal and adopt an attitude that is broader than our way or the highway. there's time left for us to work together. the senate needs to hustle. >> the republicans want the administration to believe that they now want
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as the cost to the united states rises and rise. last night's meeting with the president appears to have been a failure. harry reid on cnn. what it will take to get a deal done? >>> plus, twitter announces it is going public. everyone said they couldn't file because of the shutdown. they did. do you want to buy into that? >>> and a story we've been following since day one. the violent confrontation between a motorist and bikers caught on tape. the bikers stay motorist's version of events doesn't add up.ou you can always do something better for yourself. and better is so easy with benefiber. fiber that's taste-free, grit-free and dissolves completely. so you can feel free to add it to anything. and feel better about doing it. better it with benefiber. customer erin swenson ordebut they didn't fit.line customer's not happy, i'm not happy. sales go down, i'm not happy. merch comes back, i'm not happy. use ups. they make returns easy. unhappy customer becomes happy customer. then, repeat customer. easy returns, i'm happy. repeat custome
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. >> our message to the united states senate is the simple. the american people don't want the government shutdown. and they don't want obama care. >> congressman steve king joins us live now. congressman, woof r you've made your position clear about the president's health care plan that you do not want to fund obama care. 41 times, house republicans have voted to defund obama care. has not happened yet. what's going to be different this time? >> well, what's different this time is, this is on a continuing resolution. that has never happened before. i brought this language to the rules committee on february 14th of 2011. and my amendment was denied rules and under the similar rules or maybe even exactly same rules we have today. if we had done that then, we would be in a better position today. this is the first time we have put this shutoff of obama care funding into an aappropriations bill, a must pass piece of legislation. so this now sets up drama between the house and the senate. harry reid and john boehner. we need to stand strong in the
. >> our message to the united states senate is the simple. the american people don't want the government shutdown. and they don't want obama care. >> congressman steve king joins us live now. congressman, woof r you've made your position clear about the president's health care plan that you do not want to fund obama care. 41 times, house republicans have voted to defund obama care. has not happened yet. what's going to be different this time? >> well, what's different this...
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. >> the president of the united states wants to spend more money. every time we talk about negotiations he wants to raise taxes and increase spending. the president doesn't want to cut spending. the senate, you saw reid tell his head of the finance committee if you want to do tax reform the only tax reform would raise at least a trillion dollars so it could all be spent. the democrats want to spend more and the republicans want to spend less. it is hard to see how they come to an agreement. since the only time the president talks to republicans is during these moments of cr, budget, or debt ceiling this is when the decisions get made. you have three years in a row where the democratic senate didn't even do a budget. the senate didn't even pass a budget. why are we doing this now? for years the president has not talked with the republicans because the democrats in the senate have not bothered to pass budgets. >> they tried to go to conference with republicans who turned them down. i get the politics of all. this but the question for tony is when is i
. >> the president of the united states wants to spend more money. every time we talk about negotiations he wants to raise taxes and increase spending. the president doesn't want to cut spending. the senate, you saw reid tell his head of the finance committee if you want to do tax reform the only tax reform would raise at least a trillion dollars so it could all be spent. the democrats want to spend more and the republicans want to spend less. it is hard to see how they come to an...
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>> the house will act this evening and we will send it over to the united states senate. >> dana, good question. he says it's not going to happen, but let's say he learns that a majority of the republicans would vote for that resolution. i understand a lot of the tea party supporters would oppose it because nothing would be attached involving obama care, but let's say a majority of republicans would support it. would he then go ahead and allow it to be up for a vote? >> reporter: from what i'm hearing from republican sources, at least tonight, unlikely. and you're right, it doesn't seem as though it would be difficult to pass a bill that simply funds the government with month strings attached. the democrats have already come out and said they would support it even though the funding level is lower than they would like, and there are a number of republicans, in fact, who say let's not do this. in fact, i spoke to one of them earlier today who spoke up in the meeting that house republicans had saying don't do that, but on the other side, you have a very vocal, very empowered minority of
>> the house will act this evening and we will send it over to the united states senate. >> dana, good question. he says it's not going to happen, but let's say he learns that a majority of the republicans would vote for that resolution. i understand a lot of the tea party supporters would oppose it because nothing would be attached involving obama care, but let's say a majority of republicans would support it. would he then go ahead and allow it to be up for a vote? >>...
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democrats control the united states senate. they control the white house. republicans control just the house of representatives. so they feel they have the advantage and they're going to try to use this and probably the last thing, and that's the talking point we've heard so many times, is the fact that down the road we have the issue of the debt ceiling to deal with. they feel if they don't take a stand right now, it will be even tougher to try to get across that bridge once they get to it, john. >> joe, thank you. joe johns with us again live. this has been such a nasty debate between the republicans and the democrats. there's been so much name calling. it really is different from what it was just two years ago. >> john king just pointed out, the likability americans have for their congress is down to 10%. >> that's just family and friends at this point. no one else is approving of the job they're doing. some u.s. government services will stay open despite the shutdown, including air traffic control and airport security. so, if you do have a flight out of
democrats control the united states senate. they control the white house. republicans control just the house of representatives. so they feel they have the advantage and they're going to try to use this and probably the last thing, and that's the talking point we've heard so many times, is the fact that down the road we have the issue of the debt ceiling to deal with. they feel if they don't take a stand right now, it will be even tougher to try to get across that bridge once they get to it,...
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we're not exactly sure when, but there will be a vote in the united states senate. you're looking on the left part of your screen, the floor of the u.s. senate on this compromise worked out by the two leaders of the senate, mitch mcconnell, the republican leader, harry reid, the democratic leader, the majority leader. as soon as that vote starts, of course, you'll see it live here in "the situation room." and then the legislation will go over to the house of representatives. house of representatives will have to pass exactly word for word what the senate passes without any changes. and then it will go to the president for his signature. we anticipate all of that will happen in the next few hours or so, but we'll wait, we'll see. there always, potentially, could be some sort of setback. you'll see what happens, you'll see it here first right here on cnn. >>> wall street, though, already celebrating today. the dow jumped 205 points. the nasdaq and s&p 500 were also up by more than 1%. but by shutting the government for weeks, pushing the debt crisis to the brink of de
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states senate? >> reporter: that's exactly what new jersey republican senate candidate steve lonegan did. he's facing an uphill battle against a manuel known on the national stage. newark's mayor, cory booker. they paint the race as a national referendum under the president's policies, including obama care. >> when we go to washington october 17th, it's going to be barack obama obama, nancy pelosi and harry reid that are going to fold. >> cory booker, radical, liberal ex-extreme. >> thanks to the guess sift ad campaign, his lead dipped in august to 12 points. not surprising to some voters here. >> and i believe that there are a lot of people in this case that have conservative values but just don't know it. >> i'm a republican, but i think lonegan is a little too far to the right. >> he's very much a movement conservative. i think that makes his uphill battle that much steeper. >> lonegan is anti-abortion and anti-gay marriage. his and his campaigns views on mayor booker seem to be getting all the a
states senate? >> reporter: that's exactly what new jersey republican senate candidate steve lonegan did. he's facing an uphill battle against a manuel known on the national stage. newark's mayor, cory booker. they paint the race as a national referendum under the president's policies, including obama care. >> when we go to washington october 17th, it's going to be barack obama obama, nancy pelosi and harry reid that are going to fold. >> cory booker, radical, liberal...
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as the cost to the united states rises and rise. last night's meeting with the president appears to have been a failure. harry reid on cnn. what it will take to get a deal done? >>> plus, twitter announces it is going public. everyone said they couldn't file because of the shutdown. they did. do you want to buy into that? >>> and a story we've been following since day one. the violent confrontation between a motorist and bikers caught on tape. the bikers stay motorist's version of events doesn't add up. i need you. i feel so alone. but you're not alone. i knew you'd come. like i could stay away. you know i can't do this without you. you'll never have to. you're always there for me. shh! i'll get you a rental car. i could also use an umbrella. fall in love with progressive's claims service. >>> welcome back to the second half of "outfront." boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev has been living in near total isolation because of fan mail. prosecutors say the thousand or so unsolicited letters he has received since he was t
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states or senator harry reid say we'll sit down and negotiate economic growth -- >> wait a second. senate passed a budget in march, and the house has refused to send -- >> we've got -- we're happy to talk about the budget. >> you're happy to talk about the government shutdown. >> bring on the budget. but you're talking about an institution that disobeyed the law for four years running, didn't even pass a budget. now they're going to lecture us about procedure? i find that a little bit ironic. >> let's move on to the government shutdown. the house republicans are now setting a precedent. i want to know how will you feel in this hypothetical i'm about to throw out. democrats control the house, republicans control the senate and the white house. democrats say we're not going to fund the government, we're not going to raise the debt ceiling, unless you agree to raise taxes on the wealthiest 1% up to 50%. that's a fair tactic with you. >> well, again, congress has the power of the purse. what i would hope is they would sit down and negotiate in good faith, which is what we have offered
states or senator harry reid say we'll sit down and negotiate economic growth -- >> wait a second. senate passed a budget in march, and the house has refused to send -- >> we've got -- we're happy to talk about the budget. >> you're happy to talk about the government shutdown. >> bring on the budget. but you're talking about an institution that disobeyed the law for four years running, didn't even pass a budget. now they're going to lecture us about procedure? i find...
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there's an existential threat to the united states. >> i'm still confused. there's a budget on the table in congress that the senate passed that the house also passed their budget. they've wanted to get together to negotiate. the republicans have said no. so a budget has been passed. in terms of the deficits, they are going to be cut in half by the end of this year. >> no thanks to obama. >> big thanks to obama when obama took office the things he inherited and our spending is at record lows. so look, all of these things are being done. this isn't about spending. fit was about spending we would already have a deal. this is about obama care. so my question to you. >> obama care is spending. >> default. do you think default is the problem? >> do you think default ace problem? >> of course i think it's a problem. but i think it's worth republicans fighting. this is a hill to die on. obama care ace hill to die on, both for obama and democrats and republicans. we don't have many opportunities to bring obama to the table, and this is what it takes. obama care is d
there's an existential threat to the united states. >> i'm still confused. there's a budget on the table in congress that the senate passed that the house also passed their budget. they've wanted to get together to negotiate. the republicans have said no. so a budget has been passed. in terms of the deficits, they are going to be cut in half by the end of this year. >> no thanks to obama. >> big thanks to obama when obama took office the things he inherited and our spending is...
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. >>> the senate we are a day closer to a catastrophe and that is defaulting on the debt of the united states when the government reaches its borrowing limit and can't borrow any more and called a debt ceiling on october 17th. >> that is the big one everyone around the world is watching. since no one seems willing to budget on the shutdown, senate democrats are taking action on the debt ceiling and introducing a bill that would increase it for more than a year. >> it will be a clean bill with no changes to obama care or any other tweaks that republicans a are demanding to pass a bill. if the senate passes it ramps up the house to do the same thing. >> these threats are not helping the markets right now. the dow is down 87 points or so. that is over half of the percentage point. it has fallen more than 200 points since the shutdown began eight days ago. >> but let's look at this in perspective. 14,800 and change for the dow. this is not panic. >> this is not. >> not a collapse. we are still at high levels. if you invested in stocks in january, you'd still be in good shape today. in othe
. >>> the senate we are a day closer to a catastrophe and that is defaulting on the debt of the united states when the government reaches its borrowing limit and can't borrow any more and called a debt ceiling on october 17th. >> that is the big one everyone around the world is watching. since no one seems willing to budget on the shutdown, senate democrats are taking action on the debt ceiling and introducing a bill that would increase it for more than a year. >> it will...